Combination pencil stand and sharpener



Jan. 13, 1931. s POTSTADA 1,733,539

COMBINATION PENCIL STAND AND SHARPENER FiledJune 17. 1929 gwuento'o 1- I1 I D E l to be understood-as confining it to this form Jmaybe-embodied,

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' Patented Jan; 13,1931

GEORGE rorsmna orohxmmn; mada COMBINATION PENCIL STAND warm-mApplication filed June 17,

f "This invention relates to-improvements in pencil shapeners and moreparticularly to the the pencil sharpener, and pencil stand combined. V iI V Among the Objects of theinvention'are to combine and arrange apencil sharpener With-' in a supporting base or stand in such a man vnerthat the pencils canbe sharpened by rof tating it Within the baseWithout breaking 10 the'lead. v

'Another object is to provide a stand for a holding the pencil uprightWhen not in use, and to catch and retain the shavings descending fromthe sharpener. V Other objects and advantages will appear ,v as thisdescription proceeds.

a a }'=In this specification'and the'accoinpanyo ing drawings theinvention is shownin the form considered the best. 1 But'I do not ishbecause'it maybe embodied in other forms. It isalso to be understoodthat in, and by the claim following the'description it is desiredtocover the invention in whatsoever form it n the accompanying onesheetof drawing,

' Figurelis a frontelevation of a combined pencil sharpener andbaseconstructed in accordance with this invention, withj parts broken'awaygin..cross sectionto disclose the interrelation of parts,

F gure 2 is avertical 'section of the same. In detail the constructionillustrated in the 7 the column 3. The upper edge of the shellof thesharpener '6' abutsan internal shoulder 1 15 m to axially aligntheconical qpeningj 'fi drawingscomprises'zAfhollow basefl of anydition. a

Serial with the cylindricalopening e. One side of 1 the body-6 is milledaway to receive the blade 8 [held Ito v the shell- 6 a by the screw 9;The bevelled cuttingedge of the blade 8 is set tangentially ,to'theconicalperimeter of the -5 1 opening5. v- V The she1l6 is held inposition against the shoulder 7 in anysuitablelmanner, to permit renewalor replacement of the sharpener, such 7 as the set'screWlO threaded intothe base 1. at an angleso that it can be'operatedby ascrewdriverinserted in the'hollow bottom of ,1

the base.

This; invention operatessubstantially as a v follows:

The-end ofth-e pencil to sharpened is inserted through the opening 4until it engagesthe cutting edge of the obliquely s'et b a 8- "T ebaselis held with tne-handfl o "While t pencil; is'gentlyrotatedbetween; my

the thumband forefingersof the other hand, preferably :hojldi githelpencil byf-the extreme end, gently forcing the pencil inward as it isrotatedthepencil is gradually pointed the lead is e 'xposedythendelicately turning thepenci1;unti 1- the; lead is brought to the desiredsharpness,

The shavings cut from the wood ofithe pencileurl outwardly from theblade 8and is a dropsintoithe hollow-base l; The dust from th-eleadbeing sharpened drops from the lower opening .llrof the center opening"5,

After the new pencil has receivedits first a sharpening, it can'bereturned to the opening 4;, wherein itis retained at a convenient.ianglevforreuse. Each time the pencilis restored'to the base it can begiven a slightturn' whichfke'eps it constantly sharpened for. ready use.Y The angle at which the pencil projects from the openingA-makes"itconvenient to begrasped bythe writer, thus keeping thepenc'il'always] within easy and co'nvenientreach' and in perfect writing con-The base 1' may be madeofbheavy material" serve Paper W ht 9 e e iutty-zl o o A number of Sharpenersly a b gr upe jinp a-singl base to takecare of pencils g ferent-col'or'orquality, a I v r by firstcuttingfawaylthe pencil wood until -75 R The chips can be removed fromthe hollow base 1 by sliding the door 2 emptying the base.

Having thus described this invention, What I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent A stand of the class described, comprising ahollowpencil holder set at an angleto the perpendicular, and flaringoutwardly at its s lower end to form a base, a pencil sharpener unitadapted to be inserted"into sa-id holder through said base, a shoulderin said holder adapted to limit the"upwardtravelof the pencil sharpener,meansto secure saidsharpenerin said holder, and'aslidable'door in saidbase adapted to retain shavings and lead dust. In testimony Whereoflhave. hereunto set my hand thislQt-h day .of June, A. D. 1929. GEORGEPOTSTADA,

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